MILPLEX

The Military Industrial Complex

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Aerojet Rocketdyne positioned to continue driving growth, profitability and value creation
Feb 15, 2022 (SPX)
We are poised to deliver substantial value to our shareholders driven by our continued leadership in key space exploration and defense growth markets, including...
Pentagon fights defense industry consolidation
Feb 15, 2022 (AFP)
In an official report, the Department of Defense (DoD), which has a budget of $768 billion this year, said the shrinking number of suppliers threatens national ...
Lockheed Martin ends takeover of Aerojet after US lawsuit
Feb 14, 2022 (AFP)
In a statement released Sunday, Lockheed Martin cited the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in late January as the reason for abandoning the d...
Indonesia to buy US, French warplanes as Paris boosts Asia alliances
Feb 10, 2022 (AFP)
Indonesia's first order for French warplanes comes as Jakarta replaces an ageing fleet -- consisting mainly of American F-16s and Russian Sukhois -- as concerns...
First UAE National Council delegation visits Israeli parliament
Feb 07, 2022 (AFP)
"When we talk about Abraham Accords agreements, we want you to look at the big picture," Ali Rashid al-Nuaimi, chairman of the council's defence, interior and f...
Israel signs defence agreement with Bahrain in Gulf first
Feb 03, 2022 (AFP)
Defence Minister Benny Gantz, making his first visit to Bahrain, said the memorandum of understanding, that covers intelligence, procurement and joint training,...
Israel defence minister on first-ever visit to Bahrain
Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)
"The defence minister, Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan al-Nuaimi, received Mr Benny Gantz, the minister of defence of the State of Israel, upon his arriv...
UN expert to identify source of Myanmar junta weapons
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
Exactly one year on from the February 1, 2021 military coup, Tom Andrews said the junta was inflicting a widespread campaign of terror on the country's people -...
Pentagon chief orders reforms to reduce civilian deaths
Jan 27, 2022 (AFP)
"The protection of civilians is fundamentally consistent with the effective, efficient and decisive use of force in pursuit of US national interests," Austin sa...
US presses for Myanmar arms embargo after massacre
Dec 28, 2021 (AFP)
"The targeting of innocent people and humanitarian actors is unacceptable, and the military's widespread atrocities against the people of Burma underscore the u...
Japan unveils record annual budget and defence spend
Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)
Cabinet ministers approved a draft national budget of a whopping 107.6 trillion yen ($940 billion) for the 2022-23 fiscal year, including 5.4 trillion yen for d...
Senate passes sweeping $886B defense policy bill
Dec 14, 2021 (UPI)
The Senate passed the mammoth National Defense Authorization Act in a 87-to-13 vote Wednesday following months of negotiations and while the United States is ba...
UAE protests stringent Biden conditions for jet fighters
Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)
President Joe Biden has pledged greater oversight over the state-of-the-art planes after the $23 billion arms package was pushed through by his predecessor Dona...
Britain creates new unit to crack down on companies evading Russian sanctions
Dec 11, 2021 (UPI)
The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation will be tasked with civil enforcement of sanctions and will help businesses comply with the restrictions and invest...
Cambodian PM orders US weapons destroyed after arms embargo
Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)
The US on Wednesday imposed an arms embargo on Cambodia, citing concerns about human rights and corruption in the southeast Asian nation as well as China's acti...
Governments help arms firms avoid Covid slump: report
Dec 06, 2021 (AFP)
Governments around the world have continued to buy arms during the pandemic and some also passed measures to help their big weapons firms, according to the Stoc...
Boeing excluded from Canada fighter jet procurement
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
With an Airbus-led consortium and France's Dassault Aviation having already withdrawn their Typhoon and Rafale fighters, respectively, from the procurement proc...
Ukraine urges NATO for 'deterrence package' against Russia
Dec 01, 2021 (AFP)
NATO has been discussing how react to a military build-up by Moscow close to Ukraine's border amid fears from Western nations that Russian President Vladimir Pu...
Raytheon Intelligence and Space acquires SEAKR Engineering
Nov 30, 2021 (SPX)
"Today's growing space market demands greater innovation, technological expertise and ability to deliver to a higher space standard faster," said Roy Azevedo, p...
AFRL working to develop future workforce
Nov 30, 2021 (SPX)
Formed in 2015, NextFlex is a Manufacturing Innovation Institute established by the Department of Defense's Manufacturing Technology Program. AFRL's Materials a...
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